Author: Jessica Wong Grade Level: 10 Course: Biology
Purpose of Unit
The purpose of this unit is for students to find out how traits are passed from parent to offspring, determine the probability of those inherited traits, and what types of genetic diseases can occur, and how they occur. Students will have just learned mitosis and meiosis, which will aide in their understanding of the genetics concepts. The focus of this unit will be on chapter 26: Inheritance of Traits. Students will learn the material through notes, lab experiments, activities, and in-class workshops. This biology class is a lower level course, so having the different types of instruction and assessments will help all students learn. Because of the block schedule, students will have plenty of time within the period to learn the concepts and do activities to reinforce the information.
Informal Assessments will occur daily with the in-class activities and homework assignments. The homework assignments will consist mainly of the "check point" questions at the end of the chapter, which is a format that students are accustomed to from my cooperating teacher. Activities that students work on for reinforcement will not be graded, but checked for completion. More formative assessments will occur through quizzes at the end of each chapter as well as a major lab report that will tie in all the concepts students have learned about heredity.
Rationale
To make the topics meaningful, I will use multiple instructional strategies to reach more students and help them make connections between class materials and the real world. I will use the smartboard to illustrate points, but I will also use handouts and activities to helps students learn difficult concepts. By asking questions that require students to find answers for themselves and formulate their knowledge into the major unit lab report will help incorporate the use of inquiry. Student learning will be assessed through chapter quizzes, as well as in-class assignments and lab activities. Class participation will also help give me a basic idea of where students are with the material. To take account of prior experiences and knowledge, daily warm-up activities and questions will be indicators of how much students can remember and reuse.
Title: Heredity
Author: Jessica WongGrade Level: 10
Course: Biology
Purpose of Unit
The purpose of this unit is for students to find out how traits are passed from parent to offspring, determine the probability of those inherited traits, and what types of genetic diseases can occur, and how they occur. Students will have just learned mitosis and meiosis, which will aide in their understanding of the genetics concepts. The focus of this unit will be on chapter 26: Inheritance of Traits. Students will learn the material through notes, lab experiments, activities, and in-class workshops. This biology class is a lower level course, so having the different types of instruction and assessments will help all students learn. Because of the block schedule, students will have plenty of time within the period to learn the concepts and do activities to reinforce the information.Learning Performances and Standards
LS3 (9-11)- 7a, 7b
LS4 (9-11)- 9a
Outline, Concept Map, or other Graphical Representation of the Concepts Addressed in the Unit
Lesson Sequence
Heredity- Lesson 1: Introduction to Inheritance of TraitsHeredity- Lesson 2: Punnett Squares
Heredity- Lesson 3: Gregor Mendel
Heredity- Lesson 4: Senioritis Pedigree Inquiry Activity
Heredity- Lesson 5: Inquiry Wrap-up, Presentations, Review
Heredity- Lesson 6: Heredity Test and Pedigree Presentations
Assessment Plan
Informal Assessments will occur daily with the in-class activities and homework assignments. The homework assignments will consist mainly of the "check point" questions at the end of the chapter, which is a format that students are accustomed to from my cooperating teacher. Activities that students work on for reinforcement will not be graded, but checked for completion. More formative assessments will occur through quizzes at the end of each chapter as well as a major lab report that will tie in all the concepts students have learned about heredity.Rationale
To make the topics meaningful, I will use multiple instructional strategies to reach more students and help them make connections between class materials and the real world. I will use the smartboard to illustrate points, but I will also use handouts and activities to helps students learn difficult concepts. By asking questions that require students to find answers for themselves and formulate their knowledge into the major unit lab report will help incorporate the use of inquiry. Student learning will be assessed through chapter quizzes, as well as in-class assignments and lab activities. Class participation will also help give me a basic idea of where students are with the material. To take account of prior experiences and knowledge, daily warm-up activities and questions will be indicators of how much students can remember and reuse.Peer Feedback